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Orangeman's Day

British  

noun

  1. the 12th of July, celebrated by Protestants in Northern Ireland to commemorate the anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne (1690)

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The Orangeman's Day on the first Saturday in July is a celebration of the battle of 1690, when King James cemented civil and religious liberties for everybody in the UK and further afield.

From BBC

When we awake it is Sunday, July 12th, Orangeman's Day, with no one going round with a chip on his shoulder, and nobody to whistle "Boyne Water."

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